BTS (Bangtan Boys) tops the singles chart with Japanese single FOR YOU selling over 72,000 copies. Idol units Shiritsu Ebishu Chugaku and DENPA GUMI.inc battled it out for the #2 and #3 spots. Performance and idol group 9nine...

KARA celebrates their 5th anniversary in Japan with the release of their 5th Japanese album Girl’s Story. The album is their first since the group underwent a member change and features songs from two singles plus five new songs for 11 total tracks. Album Girl’s Story comes on...

Unit V6 tops the singles chart with first single during their 20th anniversary year Timeless selling over 93,000 copies. The single’s used as theme for drama Shin Keishicho Sosa 1 ka 9 Kakari featuring member Inohara Yoshihiko. Landing at #2 is Korean group KARA...

KARA is getting ready to release new Japanese single Summer☆Gic / Sunshine Miracle / SUNNY DAYS. The triple a-side single is their 2nd single in Japan since under going a line-up change in 2014. Track Summer☆Gic (Summer Magic) gets tie-up as theme song for Fuji TV series ...

AKB48 tops the singles charts with 37th single Kokoro no Placard selling 1,057,774 copies - continuing their streak of first week 1 million+ selling singles now with 17 in a row! The single features the General Election (fan voting) top 16 with Watanabe Mayu as...

On top of the singles charts is idol group Nogizaka46 with their 7th single Barrette selling over 395,000 copies. Its their 6th #1 single and best opening week single by nearly 60,000 copies. The single includes coupling track Tsuki no Ookisa featured as the 14th opening theme for TV...

KARA will release their new Japanese single French Kiss on November 27th 2013 and have revealed a preview music video. Its their 10th Japanese single and has a simultaneous release with a greatest hits album BEST GIRLS. Single French Kiss comes on two editions plus five...

KARA has announced a Japanese greatest hits album BEST GIRLS! The album includes 14 title songs from their 10 Japanese singles (double a-side releases) plus a bonus CD with 11 hit Korean songs. Album BEST GIRLS comes on three editions including Limited editions with DVD containing collection of 35...

KARA has announced a new Japanese single French Kiss. Its their 10th Japanese single and has simultaneous release with a greatest hits album BEST GIRLS. Single French Kiss comes on two editions plus five Limited solo versions available only via the Universal Music Store -...

On top of the singles chart is Morning Musume with their 54th single “Wagamama Kinomama Ai no joke / Ai no Gundan” selling over 144,000 copies. The long time idol group as undergone many line-up changes with only group leader Sayumi Michishige (10yrs) having more than 2-years with the...

KARA is getting ready to release new Japanese album “FANTASTIC GIRLS” and recently updated the details revealing jacket covers and full track list. KARA’s 4th Japanese album includes singles “Bye Bye Happy Days!”, “Thank You Summer Love”, new songs, and more...

Topping the singles charts for the second week in a row is idol group SKE48 and their 12th single “Utsukushi Inazuma” selling another 94,000 copies (605,000 total). The AKB48 sister group pulls of the rare feat of repeating as #1 (first repeat this year). Popular Korean female...

The singles charts are topped this week by Kis-My-Ft2 with single “Ki Su U Ma I ~ KISS YOUR MIND ~ / S.O.S. (Smile On Smile)” with over 214,000 copies sold. It’s the boy group’s 7th single and 7th #1. Landing in the next four spots are Korean groups...

KARA THE ANIMATION made its debut on NOTTV with all of the episodes available for premium viewers. All 5 episodes that each feature member of KARA - aired on March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd on the NOTTV streaming service for ¥500 for all episodes. More details on the episodes with screen...

KARA has announced their first Japanese single of 2013 - “Bye Bye Happy Days!” (バイバイ ハッピーデイズ!). Plus also announced a simultaneous Blu-ray and DVD release of their KARASIA 2013 Happy New Year in TOKYO DOME held January 6th 2013. The concert marked the first...

KARA has exposed a new short version music video for song “Orion” from their 3rd Japanese album “Girls Forever”. The album released on November 14th and includes their Japanese singles, “Speed Up”, “Girl’s Power”, new...